The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-07-18
road furnish being used on locomotives on the
Pennsylvania lines and other roads in this terri

road furnish being used on locomotives on the
Pennsylvania lines and other roads in this terri
tory.
The Indiana, BLOOMINGTON & Western earned.
the first week 10 July. s52 936, an increase over
earnings for the corresponding week in 1886. OF
81. &c., The increase since the first OF the year
has been $69 943 on the Same mileage
The discovery of gas and oil on the line Of the
Lake Erie 81 Western mas proved a bonanza for
that road. increasing its freight and pa ssenger
traffic. The latter shows increase the six
months ending June 80 of $42, 500 over earnings
for the corresponding period in 1856
Stock of the C., l., 81. L. & c. seems to stand
the attacks of the bears nobly. ranging mp in the
eighties. There is but little doubt but that it is
stock, and it properly should be up to par, and
will go there soon as the financial cloud passes
of from railroad stocks
c. 6 Waite, vice president of the C., b. & D.,
a. e d. at Springfield, ILL.,, returned Saturday
the l., ID. & S. road. and from Indianapolis
took special train for Cincinnati Mr.. Waite
spoke in very complimentary terms OF the pnysl-
cal condition Of the l., d. & s. road
VIM. NJ. Green. vice president and general
manager of the Columbus. Toledo & Hooking
stood that W. P. Shaw, secretary of the COM
pany. will be made vice president Further. it
is stated that the position of general-manager
is to be abolished, and that Superintendent Carr
is to be known traffic manager hereafter.
The picnic of the employees OF the c., st. L. g.
F., Indianapolis division. at Philadelphia. Satur-
day, big affair. From Indianapolis there
were two trains of fifteen coaches each, well
filed and from the East large number.
Every thing passed off pleasantly, and notwith-
standing the extreme heat all who were present
enjoyed this annual reunion.
On the 10Th another elias sifcation OF freight
rates went into effect extending from the East
coast to the Mississippi. When the classif-
cation was adopted after the new la W went into
effect it was uncertain to results and several
changes have been found necessary On Aug.
change in east-bound rates to interi or points
in Ohio and Pennsylvania will take eff ect.
Railroad men who believe in carrying business
at paying rates good deal disturbed over
the stand the Wabash is again taking, as it in
dictates, says of the general freight agents,
that I'VE are to have meaner competiton on the
part of this road than We have ever before ex-
perienced Il will be a great blessing to the
railroad interests of this country when this road
is orce out of the hands of receiver and Is
operated on business principles
General Passenger Agent Mccormick need
not expect that the Indianapolis division of the
Louisville New Albany & Chicago is to get it's
full share of travel until better class OF chair
cars is put on, and also local combination
sleeping and chair car between Indianapolis and
Chicago nightly. These improvements were
promised on the LIST of July, then again on the
10th, but both dates are passed and the Same old
style of doing things continues.
The Pittsburg & Western. in connection with
the Lake Shore road, proposes to open an east
bound line out of Pittsburg and the Pennsyl-
vania company is chatting the matter con-
s;derablv. They should not, however. as it is
simply retaliation for the Pennsylvania COM
pany proposing to reopen their line between
Cleveland and Chicago. Under the provisions
of the interstate law neither road has the right
to open these proposed roundabout freig hit lines.
The friends of the long projected and much
talked-of Indianapolis. Eel River & Western
road have by means abandoned the enter
prise. It is admitted that thus far every move
ment has ended in talk, but now they say that
men are to take hold with them, men that
command money. 1t is suggested that were this
road built. President Mackey, Of the Evansville
& Indianapolis, would have opportunity to get
very direct and desirable route into Indianapolis.
The suggestion certainly is not a bad one, and is
worthy of consideration on the part OF Mr..
Mackey.
Some of the leading roads of the country
would strike a winning card il they would adopt
rules to govern trainmen as regards the ventlla-
ton of cars. AS matters now stand trainmen are
needless of the comfort of a passenger. To illus
trate on one of the Indianapolis roads newly
vanished car had been running for two or three
days this extremely warm weather and nearly
every window in the coach sticks so that it was
impossible to raise them, yet the trainmen
passed through the coach every few min utes and
noticed how anxious the passengers were to get
little fresh air, and never took any steps to
raise the windows. The fact is that there is
great room for improvement in passenger
coaches sleeping cars included). The spe ed at
which trains move, if the coach was built prop
erly, would furnish draft through them w hich
would keep coach comfortable on the hottest
days The road which leads off in this direction
will find that the travelling public appreciates
its efforts.
Mention was MADE, morning or Two ago. tnat
the affairs of the trunk lines regarding rates and
points OF delivery were good deal demoraized
and that the matter was up for consideration
last week in the Office of Commissioner Fink.
Another meeting has been called at his Office on
Thursday next to sec what can be done to heal
the troubles. 1t that the Pennsylvania.
Erie and Lackawanna roads all deliver cattle at
the Central stockyards in Jersey City. and it il
claimed an agreement exists by which each COM
pany is to deliver all its live stock at that point
1t has been discovered, however, that the Lacka-
sending cattle
East river, and explanation was demanded
The Lackawanna representative was told that the
agreement bound him to deliver live stock
clusvely to the Central yards. and that deliver
les 60 other yards must stop or the Lackawanna
would be deprived of the advantages of the Gem
trail yards altogether. The Lackawanna repre-
sentative claimed that the agreement was not
binding in the present case and plumply refused
to give up the East river deliveries
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